Have you ever wanted to have dinner with a Hollywood star? Well now you can for juts R7,500 you could have the opportunity to meet Quantico star Priyanka Chopra.
It’s all in the name of charity — for the United Nations Children’s Fund’s first fund-raising gala in South Africa.
On the 6 May, UNICEF will present its first ever Gala event in South Africa to engage some of the most respected, high-profile individuals in the country and leverage their support to enhance care and protection of children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The inaugural fundraiser will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Rosebank, Johannesburg, and is set to be a VIP event that will help catalyze further investments for children in need in South Africa and the globe.
Priyanka‚ who stars in the Hollywood blockbuster series Quantico, is also Unicef’s goodwill ambassador and will be chief guest at the dinner. The likes of TV personality Jo-Ann Strauss and performer Zakes Bantwini will also be on the guestlist too.
Four tables‚ at R75 000 each have been reserved. Ten seats are available at this table for R7500 each. Another table is available at R50 000 and seats are R5000 each.
The Gala Dinner will be a key public advocacy moment to call on everyone in South Africa to end violence against children and to create circles of care and protection in their homes and communities. While South Africa has made impressive socio-economic progress, these achievements still need to be translated into gains for some of the country’s most vulnerable children.
According to Herve Ludovic de Lys, Representative of UNICEF South Africa: “The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first international treaty signed by the first democratic government of South Africa and, over 20 years later we have collectively learned how to create effective circles of care and protection for children.”
“The urgent matter today is twofold: to put this knowledge into use by enhancing effective child protection approaches; and to support the millions of children trapped in poverty by improving the quality of public expenditures.”
To strengthen the progress made by South Africa in child protection and forge government-led innovative protection services, UNICEF funding relies 100% on voluntary donations.
Therefore, proceedings from the annual Gala event will solely benefit children that are vulnerable to adverse socio-economic conditions and particularly those affected by disabilities. Sponsors of the event include IBV Gold, and the Ryan Trust.
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